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Grand Coulee Dam chords by
Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie
The Dillards
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
C
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Dm
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C
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D
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Verse 1
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Well,
C
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the world has seven wonders, the travelers always tell
D
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Some gardens and some towers,
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I guess you know them well

But the greatest wonder is
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in Uncle Sam's fair land
D
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It's that King Columbia River and the
G
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big Grand Coulee Dam
Verse 2
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She heads up the Canadian Rockies
C
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where the rippling waters glide
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Comes a- rumbling down the canyon
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to meet that salty tide

Of the wide Pacific Ocean where the
C
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sun sets in the west
D
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And the big Grand Coulee country
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in the land I love the be st
Verse 3
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In the misty crystal glitter of that
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wild and windward spray
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Men have fought the pounding waters
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and met a watery grave

Well, she tore their boats to splinters
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but she gave men dreams to dream
D
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Of the day the Coulee Dam would cross that
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wild and wasted stream
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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Uncle Sam took up the challenge
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in the year of Thirty three
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For the farmer and the factory
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and all of you and me

He said, "Roll along Columbia.
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You can ramble to the sea
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But river while you're ramblin' you
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can do some work for me"
Verse 5
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Now in Washington and Oregon
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you hear the factories hum
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Making chrome and making manganese
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and light aluminum

And there roars a mighty furnace
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now to fight for Uncle Sam
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Spawned upon the King Columbia by the big Grand
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Coulee Dam
Interlude 2
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D
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G
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C
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Verse 6
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C
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In the misty crystal glitter of that wild

and windward spray
D
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Men have fought the pounding
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waters and met a watery grave

Well, she tore their boats to splinters
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but she gave men dreams to dream
D
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Of the day the Coulee Dam would cross that
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wild and wasted stream
Outro 1
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • F

  • Dm

  • G

  • D

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Grand Coulee Dam by Arlo Guthrie, The Dillards is A major.

The primary chords used in Grand Coulee Dam are D, G, Em, A, E.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, Em, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Grand Coulee Dam is approximately 59 beats per minute.

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